Advertising Poster Set Uncle Toms Cabin Don't Stop Me Greek ...

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Advertising Poster Set Uncle Toms Cabin Don't Stop Me Greek Slave Theatre UK. Set of two original vintage theatre performance advertising posters. 1. Most likely this is a poster for Uncle Tom's Cabin but we have been unable to find a reference online. The poster features an artwork of a young black girl in a white dress with the text printed at the top of the poster � Don�t Stop Me! I�se Gwine To See!! � Printed by David Allen & Sons. Fair condition, tears, creasing, staining, paper losses, pinholes. Country of issue: UK, designer: In the style of John Hassall, size (cm): 76x51, year of printing: 1890s; 2. musical comedy A Greek Slave, which was produced by George Edwardes. Great design by Alan E. Beeton showing a long queue of punters waiting to see A Greek Slave while a young man is playing the flute to entertain them. A Greek Slave is a musical comedy in two acts, first performed on 8 June 1898 at Daly's Theatre in London, produced by George Edwardes and ran for 349 performances. The score was composed by Sidney Jones with additional songs by Lionel Monckton and lyrics by Harry Greenbank and Adrian Ross. The libretto was written by Owen Hall. It starred Marie Tempest, Letty Lind, Hayden Coffin, Scott Russell, Huntley Wright and Rutland Barrington among other popular London stars. The show had a brief Broadway run in 1899. The work had stiff competition in London in 1898, as other successful openings included A Runaway Girl and The Belle of New York. Poor condition, tears, creasing, staining, large paper losses. Country of issue: UK, designer: Alan E. Beeton, size (cm): 76x49, year of printing: 1898.

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Auction Date: 12th Nov 2022 at 2pm

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